Rural Intercity Bus

 

• Rural Intercity Bus Program as authorized by the Federal Transit Administration, 49 USC Section 5311

• The Ohio Rural Intercity Bus Program (Section 5311(f)) is designed to address the intercity bus transportation needs of the entire state by supporting projects that provide transportation between non-urbanized areas and urbanized areas that result in connections of greater regional, statewide, and national significance.
• The purpose of the Section 5311(f) funding is to provide supplemental financial support to transit operators and to facilitate the most efficient and effective use of available federal funds in support of intercity bus service in rural areas.

• Section 5311(f) specifies eligible intercity bus activities to include “planning and marketing for intercity bus transportation, capital grants for intercity bus shelters, joint-use stops and depots, operating grants through purchase-of-service agreements, user-side subsidies and demonstration projects, and coordination of rural connections between small public transportation operations and intercity bus carriers.”  Capital assistance may be provided to purchase vehicles or vehicle related equipment such as wheelchair lifts for use in intercity service.  Charter and tour services are not eligible for assistance under this program.

• Please contact Alex Ewers at alexander.ewers@dot.ohio.gov or 614-728-5629, for questions and additional information.

​Alex Ewers
Intercity Bus Program Coordinator
614-728-5629
Alexander.Ewers@dot.ohio.gov

• ​Intercity Bus Study
  
  
• Other documents will be forthcoming

• ​Forthcoming